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1/2 Life size bear mount
Otto1:
--- Quote from: Bones on July 07, 2007, 05:18:29 AM ---Do any of you taxidermists have a pic of a 1/2 or 3/4 size bear mount?
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if I was to do it again I would for sure do a half size mount
here are a few pictures of a bear I got talked into doing a life size mount on and you can see where it sits now. Just do not have the "room" maybe someday when I move I will get my own "room"
Been thinking of donating this mount to some kind of museum or something.
Otto1:
I guess it would not be that hard to cut it off and make it a 1/2 mount.....just thought of that... Hey Michelle what would a modification like that run?
Michelle_Nelson:
It can be done if the hide was properly tanned. How old is the mount?
Otto1:
Not sure how it was tanned, but I know the taxidermist that did it sent it out somewhere... The mount is about ten years old.. It hasnt lost any hair that I have noticed over the years so I suppose it was prolly a quality job?
It was done at Cedar River Taxidermy out by Selick in eastern King County..
Michelle_Nelson:
Was that Bear shot in the spring?
I'm not saying it can be done and I am not saying it can't. It depends on how well the skin holds up durring rehydration.
The skin around the the mid section of the bear would have to be rehydrated. Than an incision made around the circumfrance of the bear. Peal the skin back about 2 inches and foam cut in half. A piece of ply wood would have to be cut to cover the back of the form and either foamed or bondo into place. Once that has set up pull the skin around the back of the form and stapple into place. Let it dry for about a week or so put a hanger on it and done.
The problem with the rehydration process is sometimes, depending on how old the tan is and what type of tan was used once rehydrated the skin can start falling apart like tissue paper.
Probably cost around $100 - $200.
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